滓

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

dregs; sediment; grounds; meal

Often 粕

lees (esp. sake)

leftovers; by-product

worthless item; junk

dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross

Hanafuda

1-point card

cinders

harsh criticism

something worthless or of little value

Food, cooking

tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura

shavings; filings

oil cake; scrap cake

slag

oil cake (fertilizer made of oily vegetable dregs)

油かす only; Food, cooking

deep-fried meat (esp. beef offal) resembling a pork rind

earwax; cerumen

fish meal

slag; molten slug (of metal)

miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs

worthless thing; good-for-nothing

child who is left out of games; child who is made light of; child treated unequally by peers

Food, cooking

vinegar made from sake lees

fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal

iron slag

residue; remnants; dregs

leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers

food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff

miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs

Colloquial

worthless thing; good-for-nothing

Colloquial

child who is left out of games; child who is made light of; child treated unequally by peers

scraps of food, batter, etc. remaining in deep-frying oil

eraser dust; eraser shavings; eraser crumbs

tailings dam

Rare term

(dental) plaque